Thu 27 July 2023: Soldiers in Niger say they have deposed President Mohamed Bazoum, following a blockade of the presidential palace in Niamey, the capital of one of the world’s most volatile countries. A group of troops appeared on national television in the West African country late on Wednesday, only hours after the president was […]
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Thu 27 July 2023: Russia’s foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has said that Moscow intends to work with the leaders of Africa to weaken the US dollar, according to a report by Russian state news agency RIA Novosti. Zakharova said that the US is using the dollar not only as a tool to fight for […]
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Wed 26 July 2023: An independent analysis following the cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, did not find any presence of a cholera strain from water sources used for domestic purposes. This was revealed during a media briefing on Wednesday by the Water Research Commission (WRC). The WRC was commissioned by the Department of […]
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Wed 26 July 2023: Niger’s President, Mohamed Bazoum, is being held by presidential guards at the city’s presidential palace, which has been surrounded by military vehicles since Wednesday morning, Reuters reported. According to presidency and security officials, ministries next to the palace have also been blocked off, and personnel inside the palace have been unable […]
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Wed 26 July 2023: The second Russia-Africa Summit takes place in St Petersburg on 27-28 July. This comes at a time of a major geopolitical shift, which African leaders may see as offering beneficial opportunities. The previous summit, in 2019, led to the signing of 92 agreements, contracts and memoranda of understanding worth over $11 billion. Several African countries (Nigeria, […]
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Wed 26 July 2023: Eskom has warned members of the public not to fall for job scams purportedly related to vacancies at its power stations, with the latest scam targeting the Medupi Power Station. According to the power utility, scammers lure unsuspecting victims to interviews in Gauteng and are asked to pay for accommodation and […]
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Tue 25 July 2023: The Canadian government will provide Tanzania C$212.75 million ($161.1 million) to help the country’s efforts to improve food security, education, health, and reproductive rights, Global Affairs Canada said on Tuesday. “Today, the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, […]
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Tue 25 July 2023: Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused the Malian armed forces and “foreign” fighters believed to be from the Russian mercenary Wagner Group of “executing” dozens of civilians during operations. HRW said on Monday that the abuses had been committed since late 2022, “during military operations in response to the presence of Islamist armed […]
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Mon 24 July 2023: Nigerian police on Monday confirmed that dozens of people were killed in a fuel tanker explosion in the country’s southwestern state of Ondo Sunday. The victims of the accident were trapped in a fire while scooping fuel from the fuel tanker which veered off the road and toppled on its side […]
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Mon 24 July 2023: Global challenges, such as counter-terrorism, transnational crimes and cybersecurity, have taken centre stage at the Friends of BRICS National Security Advisors Meeting with BRICS Security counterparts in Johannesburg, South Africa. Minister in the Presidency responsible for the State Security Agency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, on Monday hosted a Friends of BRICS National Security Advisors […]
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